Growing lettuce is quick and easy and the crop is ideally suited to growing in pots. Utilizing containers to grow delicious leaves offers many benefits, including protection against pests and the ...

As food prices continue to rise faster than the general rate of inflation, growing your own looks more and more appealing. Often food prices take a quick jump due to things that are beyond the control ...

Lettuce is a healthful, fast food option to grow in home gardens fall through spring. The leafy vegetable grows quickly, from planting to harvest, and is packed with vitamins A and C, iron, calcium ...

To say there's a large selection of garden containers available for sale these days is an understatement. Fortunately, there's a pretty big selection of vegetables that like growing in those pots. The ...

Here in southeastern Michigan, we have just about enough time for a fall crop of leaf lettuce. About four weeks from the average first frost of autumn is a good approximation of the last chance to ...

Summer may be over, but you can still grow fresh veggies.

This week’s spotlight are the students that work in the growing containers. They are fantastic and really help make sure those lettuce heads, salad greens, and basil keep making it into the bags every ...

There is nothing more satisfying for a vegetable gardener in mid-July than tossing together a salad for dinner with ingredients harvested just outside your back door. While cucumber, squashes, and the ...

Q: I would like to grow lettuce. When the best time to plant and are there better varieties for this area? A: Lettuce can easily be grown during the fall and spring here in the Redding area as long as ...

Q: I live in an apartment but would still like to garden. I have a patio area that gets several hours of sunlight each day. Do you have recommendations for what vegetables do best in containers? A: ...